Winding means.



O. F. PHASE.

WINDING MEANS.

APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 10, 1012.

1,102,353. Patented July 7, 1914.

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CHARLES F. PEASE, OF CHIGAGG), ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR THE C. PEAS COMPANY,

- OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATIONOP ILLINOIS.

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Patented J n13 7 1914.

Original application filed July 19, 1912, Serial No. 710,472. Divide'detnd this application filed December 16,

' 1912. Seriafl No. 737,089. i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. PEASE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of I11inois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Winding Means, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention is disclosed in my copending application for coating machine, filed July 19, 1912, bearing Serial No. 7 10,472, but is not claimed in such original application, the present application being a division of the same.

The present invention relates to novel means for winding. paperor other flexible material into rolls or the like, in. an expeditious man-nor.

1 An important object of this invention is to provide means to take or wind up the discharging or free end 0 1: a section or strip of coated paper or other flexible material, such means being adapted to wind up the paper faster than it is being fed. longitudinally,

So that if a considerable amount o f slack occurs in the paper during the continuous longitudinal travel of the same, such slack wilt be taken up lay-the winding,- means without interfering with the operation of the machine which effects the longitudinal 'travel of the paper', such winding means,

however, being so constructed that it does not exert undue pulls upon the paper, which might tear or otherwise injure the same, when there is no slack in such paper.

A further object of my invention is to provide means of the above mentioned character, which are simple in construction, reliable in operation, and not liable to deraugemcnts.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will beapparrnt during the course of the following description.

In the-accompanying drawings forming a part of this application and in which like numerais are employed to designate like parts throughout the same, Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional view though the device, and, Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. p

In the drawings, wherein for the sake of illustration, I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 3 designates vertically spaced brackets (only one being shown), comprising upper horierably comprising anupper roll 7, pivotally connected with the arms 1 and engaged by a plurality of belts 8, extending downwardly to engage a positively driven roll 9, which in turnis mounted between the lower ends of the Vertical arms 5, as shown. The means for positively rotating the driving rolls 7 and 9 is not shown, it being understood that any suitable-means may be employed. In my c0- pending application, above referred to,- the driving means is shown as com-prising, sprocket wheels rigidly connected with the rolls 7 and 9, and driven. by a sprocket chain.

I provide amovel form of winding means, comprising a vertically swinging structure, including depending arms 10, which are pivotally connected with the brackets 3 at their upper ends so that the lower ends of said arms are free to swing toward and away from the positively driven roll 5). The lower ends of the vertically swinging arms 10 are provided with enlarged heads 11, adapted to operate outwardly of the ends of the roll 9. These enlarged heads 11 are provided with pockets 12 for receiving a readily removable winding tube or element 13. As more clearly shown in Fig, 1, I provide a semi-cylindrical clamp 1 1, which is removable upon the winding tube13 and serves to attach the free end of the paper to said tube. This clamp is shorter than the winding tube. The heads 11 carry bearingrollers 15, which engage the winding tube 13. The outer sides of the pockets 12 are entirely open, as shown, whereby the winding tube 13 may be readily removal by an outward or upward movement. This winding tube 13 is rotated by driving connecting means, preferably in the form of bolts 16, which engage the end portions thereof outwardily of the clamp 1-1 and the ends of a preferably larger feeding roll or element 17, which larger roll or element has engage ineut with the bclts s, the paper passing therebetween. It seen that the winding tube .13 is rotated at a higher rate of speed than the larger feeding roll 17. The paper 18 is passed outwardil-y about the roll (3. between the belts 8 and the roll 17 and then attached to the winding tube 13 by means of-the cla1np 14s The feeding movement or advancement of t-hepaper is-effected by the positively driven rolls 9, 7, 17, the associated tapes and-the winding tube 13. The winding tube 13 is capable of being driven at a higher rate of speed than the feeding roll 17, as above stated, whereby it has a tendencyto wind up paper faster thanv it is ad: vanced or fed. During theordinary feeding movement of the paper, the speed of rotation of the winding tube 13 is automatically reduced to correspond to that of the paper fed means, by virtue of the fact that the belts 16 are adapted to slip upon the tube 13, when suflicient pull is exerted upon the paper, which might tend to tearit.

. The slipping action of the beltslh may be obtained by having the outer portions of the winding tube 13'1ubricatedor by having the belts 16 of the desired tension, or both. Stops or the like (not shown) are preferably provided to limit the downward movement of the swinging arms 10, whereby the winding tube 13 is retained spaced from the roll 9 and the relief paper when,,firstwound upon the winding tube isalso held spaced from the roll 9. When, however, this roll of paper increases sufficiently in size, it engages the roll.9' and the belts 8, which aid in the rotation of the roll of paper. When the roll of paper which is being wound, is removed, the feeding movement of the paper continuing, the paper is cut and the tube 13 removed. This tube is now removed from the roll of paper and returned to its normal positionin the wind-.

ing means and the free end of the paper is attached thereto,- as hereinabove stated.

During the removal of the first roll of paper, the. discharge ofv the paper continuing,-

there will be quite a lot of slack in the paper, which will betaken up during the continous discharge of said paper, by virtue of the fact that the winding tube 13 is driven faster than the roll '17. It is obvious that at first this mechanical advantage is very slight, but as the side of the roll of paper being wound increases, said. mechanical advantage also increases; It is thought that no further description of the operation of the device is necessary.

.It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that certain changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a plurality of spaced rolls, of a belt engaging the same and driven thereby, a feeding roll for operating the belt, .a swinging structure disposed near and upon one side of the belt, a winding roll carried by the swinging structure, and a-bclt engaging the feeding and winding rolls.

2. In a machine of the character described,

winding means including, an endless belt,

means to drive the endless belt, a vertically swinging support disposed near the endless belt and movable toward and away from the same, a feeding roll disposed near the upper end of the support to be driven by the endless beltby pressing the paper passingthereabout into engagement with the endless belt, a winding roll carried by the lower end of the-vertically swinging support to have the paper wound thereabout to form a paper roll increasing in diameter during the wind v ing operation whereby, the paper roll will itself engagethe endless belt and be directly driven thereby, and separate means operated I by the feeding roll gto'rotate the winding roll.

3. Ina machine of'thecharacter described,

means for winding paper or the like into-a roll, comprising an endless 'conveyer struce ture, a feeding roll operating in engagement.

with the endless conveyer structure,

supporting structure movable toward 1 and away from said endless conveyer structure,

a 'windingroll carried by the supporting structure, and belts engaging the feeding the endless belt to swing in a substantially vertical plane-toward and away from the same, a feeding roll disposed .at. the pivot point of the support, a winding roll carried by the lower end of the pivoted support to 1 have the paper wound thereabout to form a paper roll increasing in diameter during the winding operation whereby the paper roll will itself engage the endless belt and be directly driven thereby, and belts trained about the feeding roll and the winding roll.

6. In winding means of the character described, an endless belt;-means to drive the endless belt, a support movable toward and away from the endless belt, a winding roll carried by one end of the support to have the paper wound thereon for forming a paper roll increasing in diameter during the winding operation whereby the paper roll will itself engage the endless belt and be directly driven thereby, and means driven by the endless belt to drive the winding roll.

7. In winding means of the character described, relatively stationary driving mechanism, a pivoted support disposed near. the driving mechanism and adapted to swing in a vertical plane toward and away from the same, a large feeding'roll disposed near the upper end of the pivoted support and engaging the driving mechanism to be operated thereby, a small winding roll carried bv the lower end of the ivoted support to have the paper wound 21301113 the same for forming a paper roll increasing in diameter during the winding operation whereby the paper roll will itself engage the driving mechanism and be directly rotated thereby, and belts trained about the large and small rolls and of a proper tension so that the same will normally serve as positive driving connecting means and a lost-motion driving connecting means when the winding roll is held against rotation.

8. In apparatus of the character described, paper feeding means, driving means therefor receiving the paper between the same and the paper feeding means, a rotatable winding element, a movable support for the winding element whereby it may move toward and away from the driving means, and driving connecting means between the paper feeding means and the Winding element.

9. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a paper feeding roll, driving means therefor receiving the paper between the same and the paper feeding roll, a rotatable winding element arranged in cooperative relation with the'feeding roll, means whereby the winding element may move laterally toward and away from the driving means, and means to rotate winding element.

In testimon whereof I aflix my signature in presence 0 two witnesses.

v CHARLES F. PEASE. Witnesses:

W. \Vmenr, ALEX MOW'HINNIE.

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